2020 Book Awards: Winners

April 30, 2020

The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2020 Book Awards winners of the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. The winners will each receive $2000 thanks to funding from Canada Council for the Arts , Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council. Learn more about the 2020 awards and celebrate the poetry…

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Poem In Your Pocket Day 2020

April 28, 2020

Poem in Your Pocket Day is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions. On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the hashtag #PocketPoem. The 2020 Poem in Your…

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Broadsheet Contest 2020 Winner: Cosmic Egg Hypothesis by Laura Cok

March 27, 2020

Congrats to Laura Cok, winner of the 2020 Broadsheet Contest. Originally from northern California, Laura spent time in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Waterloo, Ontario before settling in Toronto, where she now lives. She holds an MA in English Literature from the University of Toronto, where she won the E.J. Pratt Poetry Medal and the University of…

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Poem In Your Pocket Day 2019

April 28, 2019

Poem in Your Pocket Day – April 18, 2019 – is an international movement that encourages people to centre poetry within their daily interactions. On PIYP Day, select a poem, carry it with you, and share it with others at schools, bookstores, libraries, parks, workplaces, coffee shops, street corners, and on social media using the hashtag #PocketPoem.…

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2018 Book Awards: Winners

May 6, 2018

The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2018 Book Awards winners of the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. The winners will each receive $2000 thanks to funding from Canada Council for the Arts , Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council. Learn more about the 2018 awards and celebrate the poetry…

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The Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award 2018 Winner: Dwayne Morgan

April 11, 2018

Congratulations to Dwayne Morgan, The Winner of the 2018 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award! 2018 SHERI-D WILSON GOLDEN BERET AWARD WINNER for lifetime achievement in Canadian spoken word poetry The Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award is an annual literary prize crafted specifically to highlight the unique strengths and values of spoken word poetry. The Sheri-D…

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2018 Book Awards Longlists

March 8, 2018

The League of Canadian Poets is thrilled to announce the 2018 Book Awards longlists for the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award,  Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. Please join us in celebrating the incredible poetry of 2017! Read about the shortlistsRead about the winners 2018 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD LONGLIST Awarded annually since 1981, the Gerald…

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2017 Book Awards: Winners

May 10, 2017

The League of Canadian Poets is proud to present the 2017 Book Awards winners of the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award, the Pat Lowther Memorial Award, and the Raymond Souster Award. The winners will each receive $2000 thanks to funding from Canada Council for the Arts , Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council. 2017 GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARD WINNER Awarded annually…

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Broadsheet Contest 2017 Winner: cat and door by Doyali Islam

April 10, 2017

Congrats to Doyali Islam, winner of the 2022 Broadsheet Contest. Doyali Islam’s poetry has been published in Kenyon Review Online and The Fiddlehead. She is the winner of Arc’s 2016 Poem of the Year Contest and CV2’s 2015 Young Buck Poetry Prize. Her poem “cat and door” won the League of Canadian Poets’ inaugural National…

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